Colossians tells us that as believers we serve Christ. The word for serve is douleuo which means to yield obedience and in submission do service to another. We are to be in subjection to Christ’s authority and to give Him more than lip service.

SERVING CHRIST
COLOSSIANS 3:23-24
Introduction: Colossians tells us that as believers we serve Christ. The word for serve is douleuo which means to yield obedience and in submission do service to another. We are to be in subjection to Christ’s authority and to give Him more than lip service.
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This is a sermon that reviews the Scriptural roles of man and woman, especially as Christians carry them out out of love for Christ.

Introduction: Submit. It’s not a word that our society likes! America celebrates personal freedom. Our forefathers, tired of submitting to the English government, wrote a document know as the Declaration of Independence. The very premise of this document is that freedom is given by God, as this
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After many stern warnings and instructions to His missionaries, to His disciple makers, Jesus closes the discourse with a promise. Those who faithfully served the Lord & who faithfully support these workers will be rewarded.

MATTHEW 10: 40-42 [THE MESSIAH REVEALED Series]
REWARDS FOR SERVING CHRIST
[Revelation 22: 10-17]
After many stern warnings and instructions to His missionaries, to His disciple makers, Jesus closes the discourse with a simply amazing promise. Jesus had instructed His disciples to stay in
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Last words are usually sad, but Paul’s last words, although serious, have an attitude of joy. The key to living for Christ with joy, is knowing how to die for Christ. In our text today, Paul is showing us how to die by giving us his view of death

Finding Joy in Serving Christ
II Timothy 4:6-7
Purpose: To explain why Paul had been so successful in serving Christ.
Aim: I want the listener to think more about being with Christ than they do about the hardships of serving Christ.
INTRODUCTION: The key to living for Christ with joy, is
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10 WAYS TO BEST SERVE CHRIST
John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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Finding Joy in Serving Christ
Part II
II Timothy 4:8
Purpose: To describe the importance of loving Christ.
Aim: I want the listener to rejoice in their future rewards from Christ, or surrender to Christ.
REVIEW:
1:1-2:13 I. How Should a Christian React to Stress?
2:14-26 II. How
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“The Blessing Of Serving!”
Mark 14:12-16
Introduction:
1. IE: I Know That Several Of You Have Been On A Trip To Israel - And Most Of Us That Haven’t Gone Would Love To See The Homeland Of Our Savior While He Was Here On Earth - One Of The Most Famous Attractions In Israel Is The Dead Sea -
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Stewardship Questions We Must Answer
2 Corinthians 9:6-10
INTRODUCTION
I recall one of the Andy Griffith episodes that I think illustrates very well the matter of giving. It seems Andy had been elected chairman of the needy children charity drive. They were taking up money at the schools
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Serving Christ requires sacrifice. What steps must we take in order to serve Christ effectively?

How to Deal With Opposition
II Timothy 4:5
Purpose: To describe the hard realities of sharing the Gospel.
Aim: I want the listener to renew (or start) a commitment to sacrifice in order to serve Christ.
REVIEW:
1:1-2:13 I. How Should a Christian React to Stress?
2:14-26 II. How
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Christians have the ability of losing their passion and desire for serving Christ

The Problem of a Spiritual Chill
I love living in Ohio. I am a Buckeye through and through but there is one thing that I don’t like about Ohio, cold winter days. We either have it relatively mild and not overly cold or there have been times when Alaska is warmer than we are. This by the way is no
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1. WHO WAS THIS MAN SIMON?
• He was the third disciple called by Jesus (VS 42)
• Andrew 1st and John 2nd
• Peter was Andrews brother (VS 40)
• Jesus recognized Simon before he was officially introduced
• He immediately recognized Simon’s leadership qualities and changed his name
• This was
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This message deals with the thought -- "When is enough enough when we are serving Christ"

WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?
ACTS 20:17-27
$3 Worth of God
I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets
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“The Jews”
• The expression is used 71 times in John.
• Most commonly it refers to the Jewish leaders, especially those of Jerusalem and Judea (as here in 1:19), and usually they are cast as those who actively oppose Jesus, fail to understand Him, and who finally seek His death.
• Not all Jewish
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The third point of life is a devotion to serving Christ, Church, and Community.

Three weeks ago we started our series, “What’s the Point?” We learned that discovering the POINT is really about realizing our PURPOSE!
Proverbs 19:21: “You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail” (NLT).
A couple of weeks ago we discussed that the 1st point of life is to
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